Cory Woodroof 615 Film Nov 10, 2022

It’s a lot of fun, even though it’s so damn weird at times I’m glad I didn’t see this as a kid so it wouldn’t give me uncontrollable nightmares. Brendan Fraser gives a delightful performance in the kind of role only he could really pull off.

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Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Feb 26, 2020

Monkeybone doesn't make a lot of sense, and, worse, makes little creative use of the contrast between animation and action.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press Jan 17, 2018

It is a puzzling melange of live action and cartoon, real life and fantasy that is almost stupefyingly incoherent.

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Scott G. Mignola Common Sense Media Jan 2, 2011 1/5

Starts out bad and gets progressively worse.

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Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Nov 16, 2009 3/10

Primed to be dark, twisted, and playful -- all exhibited traits of the works of the director, animator Henry Selick -- it is instead juvenile, amateurish, and sloppy.

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Feb 11, 2009 2/4

A bundle of chaotic energy signifying nothing.

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Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Jan 27, 2009 3.5/4

...an outrageously funny demonstration of how our interior angst can be put into the service of art.

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 2/5

This tale about alter ego and greed generates more morbid and sexual content than a real sense of ghoulish fun or panic.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Jul 18, 2008 F

A crass and frantic comedy-fantasy pitched alternately, I think, at ten-year-olds or stoned college students.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Apr 26, 2007

You can almost see money dripping off the walls of the sets and cybersets in this special-effects extravaganza.

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Derek Adams Time Out Jun 24, 2006

The design is often brilliant, although the film is nowhere near as tasteless or funny as it ought to be.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid May 26, 2006 2/4

The movie doesn't seem to have a purpose other than to fill space.

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Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Oct 25, 2004 F

An embarrassment for Brendan Fraser. Consider this surreal comedy attempt a career hurdle that Fraser has since cleared.

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Ted Murphy Hollywood.com May 7, 2004

Don't waste your time with this monkey business.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 1, 2003 2.5/4

Monkeybone is kind of like a Tim Burton movie - except it wasn't directed by Tim Burton.

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Eugene Novikov Film Blather May 22, 2003 B

There's a special place in my heart for movies that create new worlds for us to inhabit.

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Ron Wells Film Threat May 18, 2003 2/5

A largely frustrating 90-minute experience.

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Joe Mader Palo Alto Weekly May 14, 2003 1.5/4

Selick does his cast a major disservice.

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Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Oct 21, 2002

If you're interested in craziness, loony looking critters and other people's nightmares, there are worse ways to spend 90 minutes.

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